The prophet Malachi ministered to the Jews who returned from exile. In 586 B.C., Jerusalem was utterly destroyed (see Lamentations), and the final deportations of captives were taken to Babylon. Some captives (about 50,000) began to return under the leadership of Zerubbabel (see Ezra, Haggai, and Zechariah). However, the 70-year captivity was not over until the temple was rebuilt and worship resumed in Jerusalem, in 516 B.C. (see 1Ki 8:46–53; Jer 32:36–37; Dan 6:1–17). Many of the sins cited by Malachi were already prominent in the time of Nehemiah (cf. Nehemiah 13) and were corrected by his reforms.
These notes are from the February 2011 conference on Malachi held in Florida.
Gene Cunningham - April 3, 2015
"ABBA!" Living in the Spirit of Adoption #7
Conference notes for this series can be found [HERE]
From Series: "Living in the Spirit of Adoption - VA 2015"
Romans 8:15 says "For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear but you received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out "Abba Father." The annual Basic Training Bible Ministries conference was 17-19 April 2015 in the Northern Virginia and D.C. area when Gene Cunningham will present"Cry Abba Father: Learning to Live in the Spirit of Adoption."